INTERSERVE SUCCESSFULLY HANDS OVER £32 MILLION LEEDS WEST ACADEMY

Interserve, the international support services and construction group, has completed a contract to design and build the new £32 million Leeds West Academy for Leeds City Council, delivered through Leeds LEP. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW SCHOOL BUILDING HERALDS ARRIVAL OF ACADEMY STATUS FOR WYMONDHAM HIGH

A dedicated sixth form centre is now in use at Wymondham High – a new academy in Norfolk. The scheme has been constructed using a highly sustainable recycled modular building from Foremans Relocatable Building Systems. Read the rest of this entry »

TECHNAL LAUNCHES NEW FAÇADE PRODUCTS AND DESIGN CONCEPTS AT BATIMAT 2011

Architectural aluminium façade specialist, Technal, has launched a series of new curtain walling, window and door products at Batimat 2011 in Paris. Read the rest of this entry »

Do yourself a favour Get yourself a Sales Hunter

Your ability to actively hunt and secure the right business – and to do it better than any of your competitors – will be the defining factor in your success in 2012, says Dave Crick, Director of Contractors Marketing Services Ltd. Read the rest of this entry »

Sandringham Court, Maida Vale

Sandringham Court is a prestigious mansion block in the heart of Maida Vale W9 where flats currently sell in the region of £1m. Read the rest of this entry »

RECYCLING RAINWATER TO WASH BUSES WINS NATIONAL AWARD

A bus depot, rainwater harvesting and a concrete-covered site may not be obvious ingredients to mix, but in Cardiff they’ve been put through the refurbishment blender to produce an award-winning cocktail. Read the rest of this entry »

INTERSERVE’S £77 MILLION TESTAMENT TO COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS

Interserve, the international support services and construction group, is on track to deliver a £77 million college at West Bromwich, which is testimony to the intelligent insight of collaborative working, and is going to be integral to the regeneration of one of the UK’s most disadvantaged regions. Read the rest of this entry »

About FMS Fire and Security Limited

FMS Fire and Security are one of Scotland’s leading independent fire and security systems installers. Read the rest of this entry »

Anyone got a crystal ball?

Like a critically panned disaster movie, 2012 offers little for the construction industry to get excited about. Read the rest of this entry »

Ica Architects have designed and developed the new easyHotel

Ica Architects have designed and developed the new easyHotel in Glasgow. The project is a conversion of a 1960’s office block and is due for completion in February 2012.

The external walls and interior of the building on Cambridge Street Glasgow have been stripped back to the basic concrete beam and slab structure. A new interior and façade will form the works being undertaken by the contractor Thomas Johnston allowing the building to take on a completely new image.

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